Razor strop



Sept. 23; 1924,.

G. E. FAUPEL RAZOR STROP Filed May 2. 1923 /m/E/v me @colpe E Zza/Uel,

W/T/VESSES A TTORNE V8 Patented Sept. 23, 1924.

GEORGE EDWARD FAUPIEL, OF BECEVILLE, TEXAS.

RAZOR STROP.

Application filed May 2,

Be it known that I, Grnonon l. FAUrE-L, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Beeville, in the county of Bee and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Razor Strops, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to improvements in razor-strops, more particularly to improvements `in razor-strops of that type of construction in which one or more straps are provided for use in sharpeningv razor blades or like cutting tools, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to improve the construction of razor-strops of the type described in such manner as to provide the strop with means for regulating the moisture content of the strapl or straps comprised in the stro-p, whereby the strap or straps will be kept in a satisfactory condition so far as the moisture content thereof is concerned, irrespective of the humidity of the atmosphere.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description, considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view, showing a razor strop embodying the invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the strop shown in Figure l, with portions thereof broken away and other portions shown in section, and

Figure 3 is a transverse section through a moisture regulating element comprised in the strop exhibited in the preceding views.

In Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, I show a razor strop including straps 1 and 2, each of which is attached at one end to a holder 3 having an attachingy element 4, which may be a screw eye, hook or like element and which constitutes means for attaching` the holder to a fixed support, not shown. With the arrangement sho-wn, the straps 1 and 2 are supported in substantially superposed relation. The straps 1 and 2 may be formed with abrading surfaces differing in degree, as when the strap 1 is made of leather and the strap 2 of canvas or like fabric. The abrading surfaces on the straps 1 and 2 ordinarily are provided on the faces thereof which are remote from each other.

1923. Serial No. 636,220.

'.lhe parts described so far are ordinary in construction and form no part of my invention except in so far as they cooperate with the parts which will be hereinafter described.

With the construction described so far, it has been found in practice that the leather strap will be unsatisfactory for use in sharpening razors when the air is very dry since the abrading surface will be rough and dry. When the humidity is relatively great, the abrading surface of the leather strap is too moist to satisfactorily fulfill the purpose for which it is provided. The objectionable features just mentioned are even more marked in the case of the canvas stra-p. Canvas straps ordinarily included in razor strops of the type described are treated or impregnated with a starchy substance which causes them to swell when they become damp.

When the air is relatively dry, the canvas strap will become stiff and will have a rough surface. It is true that straps included in razorestrops and particularly the canvas straps are coated with paraffin or like substance for the purpose of giving the strap a smooth glossy surface and for preventing the strap from absorbing moisture. However, the paraflin coating on the strap is soon worn ed in service and cannot be replacedthereon with success by any one not having special training in that work.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a humidifying` element 5 which may comprise a plurality of superposed strips 6 formed of blotting paper or like absorbent material and encased within a thin casing 7 mad-e of a fabric permeable by water, the superposed strips 6 and the casing 7 being secured together by rows of stitching 8 or in any other suitable known manner. The humidifying element 5 is interposed between the straps l and 2 and is attached at one end to the holder 3 in such manner as to be supported in flatwise contiguous relation to the adjacent faces of the straps' l and 2.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. Then the moisture content of the atmosphere is relatively great, the humidifying element 5 will absorb moisture from the straps 1 and 2 so that the latter will be kept in a satisfactorily moistened condition. The humidi- Having thus described the invention, what I claim is In e razor strop` a plurality of straps and an elongated humidifying element interposed between adjacent straps, the humidifying element comprising u plurality of superposed strips formed of an absorbent material, a fabric casing for the snperposed strips and stitching securing the easing and the strips together.

GEORGE EDWARD FAUPEL. 

